Sixteen Tons

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lyricist and composer:Merle Travis
publisher:American Music, Inc.
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Merle-travis-sixteen-tons-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/26728 [info]
Wikidata:Q1469232 [info]
referred to in medleys:Way Out West (K-Tel mix/medley) (order: 6)
later parody versions:16 Months
Diamond Dog Hole
Sixteen Tons (Parody)
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
later translated versions:Dieciséis toneladas
Seksten tonn
Sexton ton
Sie hieß Mary Ann
Zestien ton
靜心等
is the basis for:Seize tonnes
נח היה איש צדיק ותמים
adaptations:16 Tons

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1946-08-08Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:50
1955-09-20Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
1955-12-24Sixteen Tonscover and liveThe Weavers2:03
1957-10-25Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:35
1967-09-08Sixteen Tons (live, 1967-09-08: BBC, UK)cover and liveTom Jones3:17
1979-05-30 – 1979-06-01Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:58
1985Sixteen TonscoverAnna Domino4:28
1988-01-31Sixteen Tons (live, 1988-01-31: Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveThe Rainmakers4:18
1998-11Sixteen Tons (live, 1998-11: Musikhalle Hamburg & Kieler Schloß, Germany)cover and liveFreddy Quinn3:37
2002-05-09Sixteen Tons (live, 2002-05-09: Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria)liveFreddy Quinn?:??
2003Sixteen Tons (live, 2003: KCRW Session)cover and liveEELS2:55
2012-07-23Sixteen TonscoverBen Sidran3:36
16 Toneladas (Sixteen Tons)coverNoriel Vilela2:11
16 TonscoverNina Hagen2:38
16 TonscoverThe Nightwatchman3:35
16 TonscoverLeAnn Rimes2:43
16 TonsMerle Travis2:06
16 Tons (Live)Holy River4:13
16 TonsTennessee Ernie Ford2:37
16 TonscoverEric Burdon?:??
16 TonscoverCURL4:42
16 TonscoverThe Dandy Warhols2:08
16 TonscoverRobbie Williams2:36
16 Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford cover)coverLeæther Strip2:57
Dieciseis toneladasLos Plateros2:36
Medley: 16 Tons / Hoochie Coochie Mancover, live and medleyEric Burdon & Robby Krieger (feat.Lee Oskar)7:50
Sixteen SonscoverB.B. King2:33
Sixteen TonescoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford4:49
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:34
Sixteen Tons (live)cover and liveJohnny Cash2:41
Sixteen TonscoverGünther Neefs3:01
Sixteen TonscoverGünther Neefs?:??
Sixteen Tons (live, Austin City Limits)liveMerle Travis4:17
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:36
Sixteen TonscoverTom Jones3:09
Sixteen TonscoverB.B. King2:34
Sixteen TonscoverCisco Herzhaft3:24
Sixteen TonscoverMerle Travis2:26
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:51
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Cash2:45
Sixteen TonscoverNilsson2:29
Sixteen TonscoverFrankie Laine3:18
Sixteen TonscoverThe Platters2:55
Sixteen Tonscover4 Lads?:??
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Cash2:46
Sixteen TonscoverBig Bill Broonzy3:36
Sixteen TonscoverBo Diddley2:27
Sixteen TonscoverJimmy Dean2:43
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:44
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:45
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:44
Sixteen TonscoverLouis Neefs2:44
Sixteen TonsTom Jones3:09
Sixteen Tonscover and liveJohnny Cash2:36
Sixteen TonscoverDave Dudley?:??
Sixteen TonscoverLorne Greene?:??
Sixteen TonscoverLorne Green3:10
Sixteen Tons (stereo)coverStevie Wonder2:42
Sixteen TonscoverJohnnie Taylor2:23
Sixteen TonscoverJohnnie Taylor2:25
Sixteen TonscoverJerry Reed2:36
Sixteen TonscoverKate Smith2:32
Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:08
Sixteen TonscoverChevy Chase3:51
Sixteen TonscoverJohn Charles2:33
Sixteen Tonscover and liveThe Weavers2:02
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Cash2:41
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Cash2:39
Sixteen TonscoverThe Weavers2:07
Sixteen TonsMerle Travis2:10
Sixteen TonscoverBo Katzman Chor4:19
Sixteen Tonscover and liveGee Gee & Soluna2:51
Sixteen TonscoverTim Timebomb2:23
Sixteen TonscoverBlue Blot3:35
Sixteen TonscoverEddy Arnold2:30
Sixteen TonscoverVoice Male feat. Günther Neefs2:06
Sixteen TonscoverHomer & Jethro2:16
Sixteen TonscoverBobby Purify2:27
Sixteen TonscoverJohnny Cash2:45
Sixteen TonscoverStan Ridgway4:09
Sixteen TonscoverStan Ridgway6:49
Sixteen TonscoverLeæther Strip2:57
Sixteen TonscoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Sixteen TonscoverHomer & Jethro2:12
Sixteen Tonscover and instrumentalDanny Davis and the Nashville Brass2:37
Sixteen TonscoverMy Terrible Friend1:50
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon3:24
Sixteen TonscoverThe Hi-Lo's with Billy May & His Orchestra2:56
Sixteen TonscoverKate Smith2:29
Sixteen TonscoverJason and the G-Men4:10
Sixteen TonscoverAnita Lindblom3:00
Sixteen TonscoverBig Bill Broonzy2:14
Sixteen TonscoverBig Bill Broonzy2:17
Sixteen TonscoverEric Burdon Brian Auger Band3:36
Sixteen TonscoverCCS2:58
Sixteen TonscoverCCS2:54
Sixteen TonscoverCCS2:59
Sixteen TonscoverCCS?:??
Sixteen TonscoverRed Sovine2:27
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